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Four California men arrested on terrorism charges

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    Adam Housley reports from Los Angeles

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We'll warned men that from Southern California are now in custody there accused of plotting to wage violent -- -- Against military bases and other government facilities in that area and we have learned one actually served in our armed forces out of houses -- on this.

Story Los Angeles this morning so Adam what -- what do we know here.

You know mark hall for the men are actually from the in one area here Southern California inland empire -- -- not too far from downtown Los Angeles towards the east.

As you mentioned one did serve in the US military the US air -- back in 2001 and 2000.

I his name is so he'll Omar -- he's basically the leader of these for you can see where they were upland Pomona Ontario.

That's where three of them were arrested and -- beer of the managers mentioned was arrested in Afghanistan.

He actually traveled there in July to set up this terrorist training.

Off for these four suspects were told that.

These four men took a trips to Las Vegas and the San Diego for conference is they went to Chicago to do some firearms training.

And they -- -- bombing US facilities overseas and public places.

And that's what the arrest warrant alleges -- and again if they are they they are convicted could serve to fifteen years in prison at least a look pretty serious charges towards off.

-- remark yeah -- story so what had any ties between these men.

And the former.

Leader Anwar -- -- Well you know they they listen to his at his audio on line actively opposed to some of his obvious speech is on line there's -- studied Al Lockheed.

Of course he was killed it by US.

Mortar back missile -- it back in 2011 in Yemen it was a big get to get a Lockheed these guys obviously studied him posted his his teachings on line and when he was killed they seem to turn up a notch and that's one reason why maybe they're violent Jihad at least that's -- accused.

We got more significant.

And they plan on going into Afghanistan as we mentioned the interesting thing to here's an informant in FBI informant infiltrated this group of four men.

And -- the FBI bring them down he was paid 250000.

Dollars and throughout the entire a document.

It says this informant try to talk these men out of the Jihad but they kept saying they wanted to meet well they wanted to go to much better place.

So to speak -- Very interesting question or -- thank you very much is not a Catholic right a lot more come.

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